Melbourne: The city of culture, coffee, and creativity. From its laneways to its vibrant arts scene, there's nowhere quite like it. This May, we're thrilled to showcase a diverse group of storytellers who embody the spirit of Melbourne. Get ready for an evening of authentic stories that reflect the heart and soul of our beloved city. Join us for a night of laughter, inspiration, and a whole lot of Melbourne magic!
Our performer line-up:
Team 20s: Skye Cusack is an emerging Dulgubarra-Yidinji creative writer. But this doesn’t mean that she’s new to writing – in fact, she’s been a copywriter for over eleven years. In February 2023 she founded her own copywriting and marketing agency, BluSkye Marketing. You may see her around Naarm, performing yarns that will make you laugh, cry and wonder why she’s admitting to these things in front of a live audience. She is currently trying to publish her first novel, which is a YA fictional work that speaks about mental health, trauma, being First Nations, and experiencing fatphobia in the medical industry.
Team 30s: Daizy Maan is a Punjabi Australian founder, advocate and speaker. Her work focuses on empowering diverse women. She is the founder of Australian South Asian Centre - an organisation dedicated to empowering women founders, creatives and professionals. Most recently she produced and performed in Brown Women Comedy at Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Team 40s: Jade McKenzie is a passionate entrepreneur and one half of Zea, an Australian profit-for-purpose and certified B Corporation that is innovating clean pain relief and personal care. With a strong dedication to supporting not-for-profit organizations and women in business, she also mentors and coaches female business owners to create meaningful and enduring enterprises.
Team 50s: Lucy Best is an Australian-based British comedian, compére, writer and producer. She performs Stand Up Comedy, Cabaret, Music and Theatre around Australia and internationally. Lucy’s work regularly includes her hilarious hot takes on themes of feminism, mental health, social justice, sex positivity and gender and sexual diversity. Lucy only recently qualified for Team 50s, as she turned 50 in early May
Team 60s: Sunderai Felich is a multifaceted performer, writer, and speaker with a rich background in comedy, storytelling, and public speaking. From captivating audiences at The Moth StorySLAM to delivering insightful talks at national conferences, Sunderai's engaging performances are drawn from a wealth of personal experiences and diverse interests.
Team 70s: Sylvie Leber has worked in education, science, community, media, the performing and visual arts, most notably in the music industry. She's a human rights activist involved in setting up Victoria's first rape crisis centre, the Women's Theatre Group and RRR's Give Men-a-Pause show. Her song 'Intoxicated' is on the Brazen Hussies doco soundtrack.
Generation Women is an award-winning cross-generational storytelling night founded in New York in 2017, Sydney in 2018, and Melbourne in 2020. Each month, six women of note read an original piece on a theme. Of those women, one is in her 20s, her 30s, her 40s, her 50s, her 60s, and her 70s+.
Hosted by Rebecca Lister. Produced by Donna Logue, Hopepunk Productions. Created by Georgia Clark.
7-11 DAWSON ST, BRUNSWICK VIC 3056
DOORS AT 6.30 PM, SHOW AT 7 PM
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